Cee Lo Green

CeeLo Green was once married to Christina Johnson who he divorced in 2005. They have a son, Kingston, who was born on September 30, 2000.

On October 30, 2012, Green was accused of sexual battery by a woman, leading to a year-long probe by the police. He was finally sentenced to formal probation for three years and 360 hours of community service.

In September 2013, Green's autobiography ‘Everybody's Brother’ was released.

CeeLo Green was born as Thomas DeCarlo Callaway on May 30, 1974, in Atlanta, Georgia. He was introduced to music in the church, as his parents were ordained ministers. While his father died when he was two, his mother died after she got paralyzed in a car crash when he was 18.

He graduated from Riverside Military Academy high school, a boarding school in Georgia. Before going to the boarding school, he had got involved in gang activities.

CeeLo Green, along with his friends Big Gipp, Khujo, and T-Mo, started the hip-hop group ‘Goodie Mob’; Green was the youngest member in the group. He had just started a career with Goodie Mob when his mom expired, pushing him into deep depression. He often wrote about his depression in his songs.

CeeLo Green sang ‘Call of da Wild’ and ‘Git Up, Git Out’ as part of ‘Goodie Mob’ in OutKast's debut album ‘Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik’ in 1994.

In 1995, Goodie Mob released its debut album, ‘Soul Food’. Green wrote about his mother in the song ‘Guess Who’ featured in the album. The album is remembered for featuring a distinctive soulful sound by production team Organized Noize. In the same year, Green contributed vocals to TLC's hit song ‘Waterfalls’.

In 1998, the group released its second album, ‘Still Standing’. It was also commercially successful, though not as much as their previous work. Their next album ‘World Party’ was released in 1999.

In 1999, he left the group to pursue a solo career under Arista Records. The same year, he contributed to ‘Supernatural’, a studio album by rock band Santana. Along with Lauryn Hill, he provided the lead vocals.

His first solo album with Arista, ‘Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections’ was released in 2002. His second solo album under Arista, ‘Cee-Lo Green... Is the Soul Machine’ was released in 2004. The album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album chart.

CeeLo Green received critical praise for Goodie Mob’s debut album ‘Soul Food’, and second album, ‘Still Standing’, which are among his significant works.

His another major work is his single ‘Crazy’ from the album ‘St. Elsewhere’ which was a big hit and peaked at No. 1 on the UK singles charts. It was also named No. 1 song of the decade.